Switzerland     Patricia Jacomella    

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1.Monument, 2018 Photo-Transfer on Bedsheet, Dispersion, Watercolor 216x250 cm. € 8,900.00

2.Denk-Mal, 2018 Photo-Transfer on Bedsheet, Dispersion, Watercolor 215x165 cm. € 7,800.00

3.Souvenir, 2018 Digital Print on Paper with synthetic resin, Series of 24 inches with different sizes, € 1,200.00 each

4.Cultural Sustainability, 2018 Plates made with domestic rubbish, gold Leaf, 19 pieces of different sizes. € 3,800.00 each

5.Glücks Uni-Form 1, 2014 Fine Art Printing on Canvas 40x60 cm. € 2,800.00

6.Glücks Uni-Form 2, 2014 Fine Art Printing on Canvas 40x60 cm. € 2,800.00

7. Glücks Uni-Form 3, 2014 Fine Art Printing on Canvas 40x60 cm. € 2,800.00.

 

8.Glücks Uni-Form 4, 2014 Fine Art Printing on Canvas 40x60 cm. € 2,800.00

9.The Presence, 2017 Mixed Media 220x600 cm. € 10,500.00

10.Happiness is a Sharp Blade, 2016 Jewelry-bust, 300 Gillette-Razor-Blades 46x38x18 cm. € 3,500.00.

11.Pequod, 2017 Bed made with 1287 Plastic Bags 100x200x42 cm. € 9,700.00

12..I Treat Myself Three Times a Day, 2010 Digital print on Nylon 160x240 cm. € 4,900.00

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Education
1980 - 84 Master of Fine Arts, Accademia di Belle Arti Brera, Mailand
1988 - 89 Istituto Internazionale di Grafica, Venice, Program of research with R. Licata
1986 - 87 After-Degree Program, Istituto Statale d'Arte, Urbino
1970 - 74 Master of Fashion Design, Istituto Marangoni, Milan

Distinctions
2018 Priisnagel Fotographie
2003 Collection Cahiers d’Artistes, Arts Council of Switzerland Pro Helvetia
1998 Triennale de l'Estampe Originale, Ville du Locle
1997 Prix de photographie Michel Jordi
1982-83-84 Work Grants, Canton Ticino

Residencies
2018 Dornach, Switzerland, Grant of Foundation Kloster Dornach
2017 New York, Grant of Central Switzerland Cantons Culture-Department
2017 New York, SVA Residency in Contemporary Practices, School of Visual Arts

Collections
2018 Stiftung Kloster Dornach
2018 Art Collection of the Canton Zug
2014 Art Collection of the Canton Zug
2001 Migros Kultur Prozent
1991 Art Collection of the City Zug
1988 Art Collection of the RTSI (Radio, Televisione della Svizzera Italiana)Private Collections

Professional activity
1991 Founded the Art Label J&W management consulting with M. Walther
1991 - 11 Worked under the Art Label J&W management consulting
2001 - 04 In charge of Professional association of visual arts Switzerland
2001 - 04 Member of the editorial staff of the art magazine "Schweizer Kunst", Zürich
2003 - 14 Jury member of the Professional association of visual arts Switzerland, Zürich

Solo Exhibitions | Performances
2018 Denk-Mal, Billing Bild Gallery, Baar
2018 Equilibrium, Künstlerhaus S11, Solothurn, Curated by Martin Rohde
2018 Au coucher du soleil | Exhibition Space Lüssiweg 19, Zug
2017 Pequod, SVA Open Studios, New York, Curated by Keren Moscovitch
2017 Km Zero, Performance Manhattan Country School W84th St. New York
2016 The Anti-Productive Space, Manifesta 11 Zürich, Cabaret der Künstler
2016 Stunt, Longlake Festival, Parco Ciani Lugano
2015 Between the Lines, Exhibition Space Kolin 21, Zug
2015 La vie suspendue, Les jours des éphémères 3, Künstlerhaus S11, Solothurn,
Curated by Martin Rohde
2015 Bilder einer Ausstellung, Dashboard, Kunsthalle Luzern
2014 Like You, Billing Bild Gallery, Baar
2014 Kaleidoskop, Botta Turm Schloss Leuk, Les jours des éphémères 2,
Curated by Meinrad Feuchter
2014 Ansichten von Zug, Blog Forum Junge Kunst Zug, Curated by Lars Kordetzky
2013 Zeremonie, Les jours des éphémères 1, Künstlerhaus S11, Solothurn,
Curated by Martin Rohde
2013 Ready for Christie’s II, Auktions-Performance, FWD>> Nr. 12, Der mobile Kunstraum,
Curated By Oliver Ziltener
2013 You Are Late, Interaction 3. – 5. June, Giardini della Biennale, Venice
2012 Wait-and-See Policy, Aktionskunst during the 7. Berlin Biennal
2012 Ready for Christie’s, Fridericianum’s Garten, Performance during the Opening of
the Documenta Kassel 12, 6.-9.6.2012
2007 Diploma Honoris Causa, Cabaret Voltaire Zürich, Curated by Adrian Notz
2006 Il Museo insostenibile, Space for contemporary art La Rada, Locarno,
Curated by Noah Stolz
2006 Boxen Star, Kunstpanorama Luzern, Curated by Stephan Wittmer
2003 Nip & Vip, Performance, Art|34|Basel
2002 Verzichten Sie auf Objekte!, Performance, Art|33|Basel
2001 One Way Money, Tirana Biennale 1, Tirana, Curated by Giancarlo Politi

Group Exhibitions
2018 Illuminate, Licht und Kunst Festival Zug, Curated by Jacqueline Falk
& Carole Kambli
2018 Mutazioni in difesa della natura, Arte Riva Maroggia, Curated by Al Fahdil
2018 Statement, io artista, Spazio espositivo Ex-macello, Lugano,
Curated by Alessandra Gabaglio
2018 Utopie I, Offline, Kornschütte Luzern, Curated by Mischa Camenzind
2018 Et Tu, Art Brute?, Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York City
2018 Onward, The Outsider Art Fair, 125 West 18th Street, New York
2017 Wolken riechen - Hybride Positionen in der Kunst, Kunsthalle Schaffhausen,
Curated by André Bless
2017 Leichtbekömmlich – ein Werk, ein Satz, Kunsthalle Luzern
2017 Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum, Spazio espositivo Ex-Macello Lugano,
Curated by Riccardo Lisi
2017 Zine – to March, Clandestine life of the BoycottGirls!, Corner College, Zürich,
Curated by Tanja Trampe
2016 Zeitgenössische Kunst aus Zug, Kunsthaus Zug, Curated by Marco Obrist
2016 Frisch von Heute, Shedhalle Zug, Curated by Brigitte Moser
2016 Kapitalismus What Else?, Blackbox zu Gast in der Galerie Noseland,
Curated by Fabian Suter
2016 Arte Mediterranea, Fondazione Cris Pietrobelli, Sopra le Logge, Pisa
Curated by Jolanda Pietrobelli
2016 50 Shades of Red, Herter Art Gallery Amherst, Curated by Mary Sherman
2015 Performance Josef Hoffmann, Kunsthaus Zug, Kurated by Sandra Winiger
2014 Keine Systeme, Gastaustellung BlackBox im Kunstraum Aarau,
Curated by Fabian Suter
2014 Ultima cena? # part 2, Monte arte, Curated by Harald Mol
2013 Von hier nach dort, Kulturlabor, Thalwil, Curated by Urs Amstutz
2013 Gli abitanti presenze enigmatiche, Museo Civico Castello Visconteo,
Locarno, Curated by Jean-Marie Reynier
2011 Together towards the future, Museo Civico Castello Visconteo, Locarno
2011 Mit Seife und Gabeln, Substitut Raum für aktuelle Kunst, Berlin,
Curated by Daniela Petrini & Tanja Trampe
2010 Eine Ausstellung zum Glück, Kunstraum Kreuzlingen, Kreuzlingen,
Curated by Tanja Trampe & DanielaPetrini
2009 Cosa fare?, Villa Saroli, Lugano, Curated by Sergio Morello
2008 Verbergen, Kunsthalle, Luzern, Curated by Lillian Fellmann
2008 Peste, Bluvanoni Spazio per l'arte contemporanea, Losone,
Curated by Ivano Facchinetti
2008 La pittura e l’Oltre, Pinacoteca Casa Rusca, Locarno
Curated by Sergio Morello
2008 Values-Werte, Billing Bild Gallery, Baar
2006 Boxenstar, Kunstpanorama Luzern, Curated by Stephan Wittmer
2005 Sentieri e avvistamenti, CAMeC, La Spezia,
Curated by Bettina della Casa & Bruno Corà
2004 Dalla pagina allo spazio, Museo Cantonale d'Arte, Lugano,
Curated By Bettina della Casa & Elio Schenini
2004 Zentralschweizer Kunstschaffen, Kunstmuseum Luzern,
Curated by Christoph Lichtin
2004 Wondershop, Intervention at the department store Manor, Lugano,
Curated by Stefano Donati
2003 Che c’è di nuovo? La scena artistica emergente in Ticino,
Museo Cantonale d'Arte, Lugano, Curated by Elio Schenini
2003 Kaufen Sie neue Werte!, Kunstpanorama, Luzern
2001 Documenta USA, Fuller Museum of Art, Detroit
2001 Gorilla Call, Kunstpanoram, Luzern, Curated by Stephan Wittmer
2001 Guerilla Guide, Plattform für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Luzern,
Curated by Stephan Wittmer
2000 Art Strike, Kunsthalle Fribourg, Curated by D. Rittener

Monography
2004 Collection cahiers d'artistes, Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia
J&W management consulting, Brita Polzer, Kataloge

Group publications
2018 Mutazioni in difesa della natura, Arte Riva Maroggia, Exhibition catalogue
2018 Statement. Io artista, Spazio espositivo Ex-macello Lugano,Exhibition catalogue
2018 Frisch verpackt, Shedhalle Zug, Exhibition catalogue
2017 Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum, Ex Macello Lugano, Exhibition catalogue
2011 Annual, Museo Civico Castello Visconteo, Locarno, Ed. visarte-Ticino
2010 Cosa Fare?, Villa Saroli, Lugano, Exhibition catalogueMit Seife und Gabeln. Eine Ausstellung zum Glück, Kunstraum Kreuzlingen, Exhibition catalogue
2009 Here, There and Everywhere: Anticipating the art for the future, Ed. Conferenceon International Opportunities in the Arts, Boston
2008 La Pittura e l'Oltre, Pinacoteca Casa Rusca, Locarno, Exhibition catalogue
Peste, Bluvanoni, Losone, Exhibition catalogue
2005 Paths and Sightings, Young Contemporary Art in Switherland, CAMeC
Centro d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, La Spezia, Exhibition catalogue
2003 Che c'è di nuovo? La scena artistica emergente in Ticino, Museo Cantonale d'Arte, Lugano, Exhibition catalogue
2002 Expomat, 1341 Projekte der Mitmachkamagne für eine schweizer
Landesausstellung Roman Kelleer & Barbara Wiskemann, Edition Patrik Frey, Zürich
1998 First Internationa Biennial, Museum Flash Art, Trevi, Exhibition catalogue
214 Km, Galleria spsas, Locarno, Exhibition catalogue
Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville du Locle, Exhibition catalogue
Un sentiero per l'arte, Maria Will, Valle Verzasca, Exhibition catalogue
1997 Auf dem 47. Breitengrad, Ronald Schenkel, Exhibition catalogue
1996 Bambino, Violenza, Società, Jolanda Pietrobelli, Edizioni Prato dei Miracoli, Pisa
Vier Erfahrungen, Kunsthaus Grenchen, Exhibition catalogue
1995 Performance Index, Warteck pp, Basel, Exhibition catalogue
1993 Spuren, Kunsthaus Grenchen, Exhibition catalogue
1991 Logos 91, Mostra Internazionale d'arte di ricerca, Cattedrale Ex-macello Padova, Exhibition catalogue

 

Statement
As a multimedia artist, I use the language of concrete items. For my installations and performances, used objects and discarded materials serve me as raw materials. Beyond their original function, I am interested in their intrinsic aesthetics and their peculiarity as indicators of social, political or ecological contexts.

My work adopts different formats according to the contingent problems and seeks interaction with its recipients as far as possible.
I start from the global circulation of information and situations and try to explore them in a specific and meaningful way: What do objects tell us about? Under what conditions can they become gauges of our collective responsibility for the state of the world in which we live?

I expect contradictory reactions when reality, imagination and communication are no longer sharply separated but instead juxtaposed.

Visual art questions habits, undermines conventions and in this way fosters the design of new, individual or collective patterns of action.


Patricia Jacomella Bonola